Peter Dizozza's CVII Recordings are produced by Joe Bendik, Major Matt Mason USA, Aashish Pathak, Alex Abrash, David Baker and George Parow. Instrumentalists include Peter Dizozza, Joe Bendik, Major Matt, Alex Abrash, George Parow, Steve Espinola, Liam Glynn, Kenny Davidsen, Brian Wurschum, John Kessel and Lach.
Vocalists include Peter Dizozza, Tony Hightower, Laurel Hoffman, Steve Espinola, Liam Glynn & Catherine Russell.
Peter Dizozza appears on recordings by Major Matt Mason USA, Jenn Lindsay and Double Duece
Influences
After I said someone on stage reminded me of a cross between Uma Thurman and Christopher Walken, my friend shot back with: You're a cross between Eryka Badu and Macy Gray. Ok.
Anyway,
The East Village music scene offers the most inspiring music around and it is best experienced LIVE! A benefit from doing live performance is the opportunity to hear other sets. Look at the list of musicians with whom I've shared a bill. http://www.cinemavii.com/Events/EventHorizon.htm
I find a musical idea and develop song content around it. I like selections from all styles. Some things connect with my external experience, like Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Lane, Frankie Avalon, Gene McDaniels, well, let's get obscurely specific... Black Cloud, Wildwood Days, Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever with Lyrics, Togetherness, Point of No Return.... I inordinately like two Elvis Presley recordings, Witchcraft and Bossa Nova Baby. Manfred Mann recorded My Name is Jack. Biff Rose is in my blood.
More ridiculously but with utmost seriousness I draw attention to Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle who recorded: Don't Worry 'Bout Me. I'll Be Around, and It Never Entered My Mind.
Sure I like Louie Armstrong's 30's band recordings.
Moving right along: Kate Bush Cloudbursting, Wuthering Heights
Frank Zappa Burnt Weeney Sandwich, Mothers/Turtles Just Another Band from LA, 200 Motels.
Queen's Killer Queen and Good Old Fashioned Loverboy
David Bowie made an impression since he seemed to be effectively coping with anxiety. In terms of recordings, Diamond Dogs, Alladin Sane, the dread Hunky Dory and the favorite is The Man Who Sold the World.
Genesis Nursery Crimes, Selling England by the Pound and Foxtrot.
Peter Gabriel's solo career is difficult to summarize. He is highly influential.
Brian Wurshum played Home. That is a great funny song.
Sondheim's Mirror Mirror (Who's that Woman?), in fact, as a recording, the entire 70's Follies soundtrack (only that recording), the great Company Soundtrack recording, Someone in a Tree. As shows: Sweeeney Todd, Into the Woods. I like all his work the way I like all of Woody Allen's films, with affection.
The Beatle's reach utter hilarity with certain bizarre MacArtney moments, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window/Lady Madonna, Helter Skelter. The brilliant Lennon-like songs are in Help! There's too much to summarize from the Beatles.
The Stones recorded Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed....
Elvis Costello's Pump it Up, Green Shirt, Men Called Uncle and all of Mighty Like a Rose. Again, work too vast for summary.
Pink Floyd developed the songwriting style of Sid Barrett to great success. Favorites: Astronomy Domine and Great Gig in the Sky.
King Crimson's shorter songs and the spectacular track, Starless and Bible Black!
Gentle Giant's Glass House.
My gratitude to Procul Harum almost goes without saying, I enjoy hearing everything except their overplayed Bach hit.
Stephen Espinola Bumbling Along is the best recording of 2005.
David Dragov's productions are great walls of sound!
Lenny Malotov does amazing tunings against his traditional blues.
Lach is a solid partying protesting songwriter. His songs are houses built to last.
Jeff and Jack Lewis continue to surprise and inspire.
Groundbreaking songwriter continues to be shared at Lach's antihoot.
Cole Porter recorded a pop version of "Love for Sale" that is memorable. His recordings of his own songs are great... So are Hoagy Carmichael's, and Hoagy's are in movies!
Kander and Ebb did wonders as songwriters to highlight their favorite performers. "Chicago" was always (since the 1970's) a great compendium of great reworked vaudeville songs.
Classical music influences include Scriabin, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Brahms, Mahler and Debussey, probably in that order. I relate to Richard Strauss.
Marc Blitzstein, Leonard Bernstein, even Leonard Lehrman, especially writing about Emma Goldman. The Micro tonal work of Joseph Pehrsen expands the sonic world.
I like the Warsaw and Spellbound Concerti....
Usually movies of song performances by Fred Astaire (mostly with Ginger Rogers) are inordinately well played and performed. My favorite scores are Kern's Roberta and Gershwin's transcendent Shall We Dance.
For a week prior to the release of their big album with the great title I thought Modest Mouse sounded good but I realized it was because I liked some of Talking Heads recordings. The ones I like by the Heads are on their first live album compilation, Air, The Book I Read and Pulled Me Up.
Recently, I'm at least 20 years behind.... Nirvana definitely reawakened my interest in pop/rock music, one song in particular off Nevermind... Cindi Lauper's She's So Unusual is unusually classic.
I like the work of bassplaying composer Pekka Pohjola.
These are some of my musical influences...
With regard to musical theater, at this rate, we can assimilate one musical a decade.
Obviously I'm a product of Western equalized tonality.
The rocksong operas are Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. They are great. Alban Berg's Wozzeck anticipates them.
I know there's great stuff out there which I can't wait to hear. I suppose it's readily accessible via this myspace.com service.
mostly guys here... uh, Kate Bush, Cindi Lauper, The Roches, Kimya Dawson, Diane Cluck, Jane Kelly Williams, Mary Ann Farley, Nataliya Medvedovskaya... 9/3/06
Sounds Like
Magnetic Fields, Ben Folds, Scissor Sisters, Frank Zappa, Stephen Sondheim... does it?
Peter Dizozza is a musician whose expression of stories and ideas includes words and images. His new project, 2.2.2 appears in Oh Happy Three! 8 Performances, Manhattan Theatre Source, 177 MacDougal Street, New York, New York 10011. August 6-16, Monday thru Thursday.
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Peter Dizozza: Songs of the Golf Wars -------------
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Greetings Yes, Peter, the photo I mailed to you was taken in relationship to the Louis Nevelson installation, the Erol Beker chapel, of the Good Shepherd. St Peter’s Lutheran church in NYC. I love meditating there, within the white and golden walls of Nevelson’s interiors. The background to your new portrait suggests a starry night at the beach whose vision is this? Kee up the good work Happy Labor day and many blessings CarmelaTal
Stay in the light and shine, keep up the good works. Please visit my myspace and listen to my new song "Like a tree be" and view the visuals. Many blessings as we're rising from summer to fall.
